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EP About this file: EP4209810

EP4209810 - MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.03.2025
Database last updated on 03.04.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.06.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.03.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2025New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corporation
5-1, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
[2023/28]
Inventor(s)01 / MATSUI, Takashi
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
02 / NAKAJIMA, Kazuhide
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
03 / SAKAMOTO, Taiji
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
04 / SAGAE, Yuto
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
 [2023/28]
Representative(s)Bobbert & Partner Patentanwälte PartmbB
Postfach 1252
85422 Erding / DE
[2023/28]
Application number, filing date20952470.104.09.2020
[2023/28]
WO2020JP33643
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022049735
Date:10.03.2022
Language:JA
[2022/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4209810
Date:12.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP10.03.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.06.2024
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/02, G02B6/036
[2023/28]
CPC:
G02B6/02042 (EP,US); G02B6/0288 (US); G02B6/02395 (EP);
G02B6/0365 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2023/28]
TitleGerman:MEHRKERN-GLASFASER[2023/28]
English:MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER[2023/28]
French:FIBRE OPTIQUE À ÂMES MULTIPLES[2023/28]
Entry into regional phase03.03.2023Translation filed 
04.04.2023National basic fee paid 
04.04.2023Search fee paid 
04.04.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
04.04.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.04.2023Examination requested  [2023/28]
03.01.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
01.04.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
02.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US2011206331  (IMAMURA KATSUNORI [JP]);
 [XAI]US2011274398  (FINI JOHN M [US], et al);
 [IA]US2012163801  (TAKENAGA KATSUHIRO [JP], et al);
 [IA]US2013243384  (MATSUO SHOICHIRO [JP], et al)
International search[X]WO2010119930  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP], et al);
 [A]US2013039627  (LI GUIFANG [US], et al);
 [X]WO2013051655  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP], et al);
 [X]JP2013097173  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE);
 [X]WO2014087974  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]);
 [X]JP2015212791  (FUJIKURA LTD);
 [X]JP2019152865  (FUJIKURA LTD);
 [X]JP6715372B
by applicantJPH0260806B
 JP2020115191
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